Angela
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Nothing good, according to a study published by some Austrian scientists. Actually, in my opinion it's an example of bad science and a limited exposure to other cultures as well.
In inimitable Huffington Post fashion-preferring your coffee black means you have psycopathic tendencies: :grin:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/black-coffee-psychopath_561baf08e4b0dbb8000f150f
The actual study:
[h=1]Individual differences in bitter taste preferences are associated with antisocial personality traits[/h]http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195666315300428
"In two studies, we investigated how bitter taste preferences might be associated with antisocial personality traits. Two US American community samples (total N = 953; mean age = 35.65 years; 48% females) self-reported their taste preferences using two complementary preference measures and answered a number of personality questionnaires assessing Machiavellianism, psychopathy, narcissism, everyday sadism, trait aggression, and the Big Five factors of personality. The results of both studies confirmed the hypothesis that bitter taste preferences are positively associated with malevolent personality traits, with the most robust relation to everyday sadism and psychopathy. Regression analyses confirmed that this association holds when controlling for sweet, sour, and salty taste preferences and that bitter taste preferences are the overall strongest predictor compared to the other taste preferences. The data thereby provide novel insights into the relationship between personality and the ubiquitous behaviors of eating and drinking by consistently demonstrating a robust relation between increased enjoyment of bitter foods and heightened sadistic proclivities."
Perhaps they were unaware that all of southern Europe (including France) and the Near East routinely drink black coffee? Or were they?
It never seemed to occur to them that there's an extensive body of research about the snps involved, of which even non-scientists are aware, that show geographical clustering for some of these snps, and that perhaps they needed a broader reference population?
I have some free advice for them: do some research on the levels of sadism and psychopathy (and indeed most mental health disorders) by country. You might find the results enlightening.
In the interests of full disclosure, I prefer a foamy cappuccino, but too much milk doesn't agree with me, and when my energy flags in the afternoons a well sugared espresso does the trick. So, beware of ****ing me off!
In inimitable Huffington Post fashion-preferring your coffee black means you have psycopathic tendencies: :grin:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/black-coffee-psychopath_561baf08e4b0dbb8000f150f
The actual study:
[h=1]Individual differences in bitter taste preferences are associated with antisocial personality traits[/h]http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195666315300428
"In two studies, we investigated how bitter taste preferences might be associated with antisocial personality traits. Two US American community samples (total N = 953; mean age = 35.65 years; 48% females) self-reported their taste preferences using two complementary preference measures and answered a number of personality questionnaires assessing Machiavellianism, psychopathy, narcissism, everyday sadism, trait aggression, and the Big Five factors of personality. The results of both studies confirmed the hypothesis that bitter taste preferences are positively associated with malevolent personality traits, with the most robust relation to everyday sadism and psychopathy. Regression analyses confirmed that this association holds when controlling for sweet, sour, and salty taste preferences and that bitter taste preferences are the overall strongest predictor compared to the other taste preferences. The data thereby provide novel insights into the relationship between personality and the ubiquitous behaviors of eating and drinking by consistently demonstrating a robust relation between increased enjoyment of bitter foods and heightened sadistic proclivities."
Perhaps they were unaware that all of southern Europe (including France) and the Near East routinely drink black coffee? Or were they?
It never seemed to occur to them that there's an extensive body of research about the snps involved, of which even non-scientists are aware, that show geographical clustering for some of these snps, and that perhaps they needed a broader reference population?
I have some free advice for them: do some research on the levels of sadism and psychopathy (and indeed most mental health disorders) by country. You might find the results enlightening.
In the interests of full disclosure, I prefer a foamy cappuccino, but too much milk doesn't agree with me, and when my energy flags in the afternoons a well sugared espresso does the trick. So, beware of ****ing me off!